WEIRD Things Only AMERICA Does! Can British understand?

The US Department of Agriculture had no choice but to have black currants banned because the plants became a vector for a disease that threatened to annihilate all pines in America. ... Today, some states lift the ban as new ways to fight this disease are developed. However, this fruit remains very rare in the US.

Lauren here 🇬🇧 I’m buying Christina a kettle for Christmas, don’t worry guys 😂😂😂😂 120522: these comments are hilarious, I was obviously overreacting for the sake of entertainment, sure if you heat a cup of water to death in a microwave it’ll boil but is that necessarily safe? Not sure how I feel about a boiling hot cup Pyrex of water in the microwave but that’s just me! You people who boil your water in the microwave go for it, I don’t need to hear it a million times, getting a bit boring now it’s been 7 months🤣 bloody hell you…. Korean water isn’t usually drunk from the tap that’s why I was freaking out…. Calm down

I loved Lauren’s reaction to the microwaving water for tea. 🤣

So we went to Ireland recently around Christmas, and I needed something that only a pharmacy sold, and I remember we had to wait a few days after Dec 25th since everything was closed. I’m so used to our 24 hr pharmacies in the US so I was definitely surprised! But good for them for giving their employees a proper break! ❤

I can grudgingly tolerate the gap under the door in public toilets, but the side gap is the worst. Who does this help? Who wanted this?

Enjoyed talking about some different/interesting things in the US with Lauren! Let us know if you have seen/done any of these things too! 🤣 -Christina 🇺🇸

Those USA style bathroom stalls with the gap under them also have a practical purpose that is not talked about very often: if someone were to have a medical emergency in the bathroom stall. they’re not completely trapped inside. As a U.S. resident who has dealt with epilepsy, I often won’t lock a bathroom door at all if there’s no gap under the door, even though seizures are quite rare for me. I’m pretty certain they have these in Canada, too. I never even thought about it until I went to Europe in 2018 and almost got locked inside of one at a beach in the Netherlands with a malfunctioning lock. It was a solid wood door, too.

Even if that bathroom gap wasn't for safety, it was used often. In my elementary school, we actually had a problem with the stalls ending up locked from the inside because kids would use the bathroom and then as a prank just slide under the door instead of opening it.

Christina smiling: "oh yeah I do that 😄" Lauren shocked: "wot?? 😳" Brilliant 👏

Tap water in the US is generally clean, some have an extra filter system installed under their sink or a separate filter for drinking water. So boiling it in a microwave is not really unsanitary. I believe people only microwave water if they need a quick cup of hot water. Many have electric kettle too.

I love how Christina is always respectful of others’ opinions.

I don't know why there's the gap in the bathroom stalls but the bottom part I'm grateful for. I work as a Janitor (mostly in doctor's offices/medical facilities like where people go to have major surgeries, but do have some non-medical, general public accounts that have multiple stalls in their bathrooms) and it makes my job so much easier. Especially since the pandemic happened. We spray and wipe down the doors including the frame if you will. It makes it so much easier not having to go all the way to the floor AND if it's like only 2 stalls (like in a men's room where there may be 2 stalls next to a urinal) you can mop BOTH from one side, mostly if the toilets are bolted to the wall and hovering above the floor, instead of having to go into each one individually. If the doors and sides went all the way to the floor it would be a pain in the rear.

This was interesting. I always boil my water for tea because it steeps much better But I don’t I see why she would say it’s not clean when earlier she talks about drinking it out of the tap at room temperature. 🤷‍♀️

We actually don't generally call that store the pharmacy. We call it a "drug store." The place within that store where you buy prescription drugs is called the "pharmacy."

Funny video but microwaving water in a mug will definitely boil at 2-3 min, depending on the strength of the microwave. It’s perfect for a precise serving size if you just want one cup. 🇺🇸

You can definitely boil water in a microwave! It’s no big deal. I’ve done it lots of times. The bathroom gap in public restrooms I can understand. It’s awkward when I think of it. But everyone is used to it and no one looks.

I'm astounded people don't know that water will still boil in a microwave.

I looked it up and it banned due to well this: "The nutrient-rich berries were banned in 1911 because they were thought to produce a fungus that could damage pine trees. As new disease-resistant berries were produced and new ways to prevent the fungus from damaging timber were developed, some states started to lift the ban in 2003."

Wait, how is a chemistry major surprised and even disgusted by the idea of boiling water with a microwave? It's just a matter of adding energy to the water, kettle of microwave is the same. Why would anyone be confused by this? 🤔

Hi from Japan. When I first visited the US , it was actually Hawaii. I realized the gap in the bathroom at the airport. I found it weird but I figured it out by myself that it would have been because of the security reason . But I’ve never shared the awkwardness with anyone so it’s finally.